Writerly Musings – Page 2 – Ellis Kaye Creates

True Love Endures

Love is heartacheLove is rhymeNot so lovelyAll the timeLove will make you sadTodayTomorrow’s joyIs marked by painSorrows multiply the truthHappinessA fleeting fruitBut this one thingI know for sureThe truest loveIt shall endure-Written October 1, 2021 while crying and thinking about the ones I love and miss 💔 -Written October 1, 2021 while crying and thinking…
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Lost in Translation

Online is… lighting angles poses doses (of a drug called attention) faux things deceptive ways the best photo out of dozens the perfect look out of tens or even hundredsI say: “How can I be expected to keep up?”They say: “Easy, baby. False lashes and body-editing and filters with fakeup”It began with fake it ’til…
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Broken Glass in My Heart

Excerpt from a note discovered with my journals (written on scrap paper): Everyone I’ve ever known has hurt me. I hate their selfishness, and I hate mine. I hate the lies, the gossip. Each betrayal feels like jagged bits of broken glass in my heart. Whenever I try to move on, the shards cut me.…
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Extraordinarily Ordinary

Extraordinarily Arbitrarily Ordinary ‘ole me Not particularly young Not particularly old I’m stuck somewhere in between Pretty (with effort) Questionable (without) The fact is I am pretty plain Not reserved Not bold Not baleful Not cold But also not really that great Extraordinarily Arbitrarily Ordinary ‘ole me Aching to excel At just one thing (anything)…
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Secret Crush

Skudder Shudder Peanut butter Living long And living under Chocolate is As chocolate does Swirl it up A secret crush Taking in My heart’s content Taking in Prohibited A heavy sigh Not heaven sent A single bite Does not relent – Written November 7, 2020 As I struggled with using food as a source of…
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Quicksand

A world that breaksA world that bendsShredding heartsAnd breaking bedsIdeas are bleedingSinking sandScattered hopesAnd shattered plans
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Reasons

You know the feeling. Things have been going great in your life, but then something goes terribly wrong. A situation takes a turn for the worse. Things aren’t working out like they should. What once felt balanced and manageable, maybe even perfect, is suddenly out of control. Out of your control. That was how I…
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What I’m Worth

Tear my heart to shreds I’m used to it Go ahead Life’s not normal without it Shred my insides to bits Rip, rip Your motives are never wrong In your own head Who cares about loyalty Or being kind? Feel free to destroy me A million more times Why do you care if my heart…
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Confessions of a Workout-a-Holic

I have a confession. Food controls me, and I want it to stop. I want to stop overindulging. I really want to fit into my clothes again. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired. I’m so sick of being slow and sluggish and weak…but I also don’t want to idolize my body again.…
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The End

Every word is a puzzle I struggle to speak Every thought or idea Slips out of my reach I stumble, I fumble I can’t find my feet The letters escape And my pen skips a beat When all that I want When all that is mine Is summed up in perfectly Haphazard lines The flow…
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